Students will develop a broad knowledge and understanding of the core areas of Psychology; social, cognitive, developmental, psychopathology, approaches in Psychology and research methods. Students then follow optional topics from relationships, addiction, schizophrenia, stress, aggression and forensic psychology. These topics bring together explanations from different psychological approaches and engage students in issues and debates in psychology.
Psychology students need a good numerical and literacy grounding to support them in their studies as well as strong foundations across the full range of sciences. It is a science subject and as such, students should have achieved a minimum level of 5/5 in their GCSE science exams. Maths and English at level 5 or above are needed to ensure students can both perform statistical tests and write essays. The new specification has a much higher mathematics content than in previous years (10%) and we study mathematics and statistics throughout the two year course to support learners fully.
Psychology A level is assessed by way of three papers; all three are written exams lasting 2 hours Papers 1 and 2 are based on 8 compulsory topics including content whereas paper 3 assesses three choices from the optional topics. All papers test application of knowledge and skills through a range of multiple choice, short answer and long answer essay-style questions. There is no coursework for this subject.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Isle of Wight |
| Ofsted Rating | Requires improvement |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Wellington Road, Newport, PO30 5QT |
Students will develop a broad knowledge and understanding of the core areas of Psychology; social, cognitive, developmental, psychopathology, approaches in Psychology and research methods. Students then follow optional topics from relationships, addiction, schizophrenia, stress, aggression and forensic psychology. These topics bring together explanations from different psychological approaches and engage students in issues and debates in psychology.
Psychology students need a good numerical and literacy grounding to support them in their studies as well as strong foundations across the full range of sciences. It is a science subject and as such, students should have achieved a minimum level of 5/5 in their GCSE science exams. Maths and English at level 5 or above are needed to ensure students can both perform statistical tests and write essays. The new specification has a much higher mathematics content than in previous years (10%) and we study mathematics and statistics throughout the two year course to support learners fully.
Psychology A level is assessed by way of three papers; all three are written exams lasting 2 hours Papers 1 and 2 are based on 8 compulsory topics including content whereas paper 3 assesses three choices from the optional topics. All papers test application of knowledge and skills through a range of multiple choice, short answer and long answer essay-style questions. There is no coursework for this subject.
